Can Pope Francis Bring Peace to the Middle East?
Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Israel and the West Bank is being met with hopes he’ll help resolve problems that thus far have flummoxed kings, presidents and Nobel Prize laureates.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli Arab Christians Joining Israeli Army in Greater Numbers
A group of Israeli Arab Christians led by a Greek Orthodox priest have roiled the Israeli Arab community by distancing themselves from their Arab identity and requesting that Christian Arabs be drafted into the Israeli army to show their support for the Jewish state.
Netanyahu: There is nobody to negotiate with in Ramallah
The Palestinian leadership is unwilling to make compromises for peace, calling into the question the efficacy of diplomatic negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published early Thursday.
US lawmakers vote to double funding for Iron Dome
US lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a $601 billion defense authorization bill that would almost double funding for the Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile program Thursday.
First Batch of 250 Members of ‘Lost Tribe’ Arrive in Israel
A group of 40 Bnei Menashe made Aliyah today from India, the first batch out of a total of 250 immigrants from the Lost Tribe that are slated to arrive over the coming month.
$250 Billion and Counting is the Cost of Oslo
The failed attempt at regional peacemaking known as the Oslo Process has cost the state of Israel over 900 billion shekels — more than $250 billion — since 1993, and the costs keeps rising, according to a study by the Likud party’s Jewish Leadership faction, which is headed by MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud-Beytenu).
Restraining Orders on ‘Extremists’ Before Papal Visit
The Israeli police have put several right-wing Jewish ‘extremists’ on house arrest during Pope Francis’s upcoming visit, international media reports Wednesday, after the Vatican has expressed concerns about the pope’s safety in the wake of “price tag” attacks.
1st Century Town Discovered in Israel
The construction of a resort in Galilee for Christian pilgrims may have inadvertently uncovered the hometown of the biblical Mary Magdalene.
Official PA Newspaper: Israel’s Creation is ‘Greatest Crime Known to Humanity’
The official Palestinian Authority Daily published an op-ed coinciding with Israel’s Independence Day last week calling Israel’s creation as “greatest crime known to humanity” according to Palestinian Media Watch.
Altar in Shiloh Found in Israel
A stone altar dating from the Iron Age was accidentally discovered near the remains of an ancient wall during a dig in Judea, according to the Unity Coalition for Israel.
Iran decries plans for synagogue in Temple Mount
An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sunday decried an Israeli plan to build a synagogue near the Al-Aqsa Mosque and called on the international community to prevent any further desecration of the Temple Mount, according to the Tehran Times.
Jews arrested for praying on Temple Mount
About a dozen Jewish men were removed by police while touring the Temple Mount after praying and singing Monday, according to The Jewish Daily Forward.
PA Minister: Peace Deal Temporary Arrangement Before Destroying Israel
In the latest attempt to liberate Palestine by any means necessary, PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habbash suggested that any peace deal with Israel would only be temporary, according to Palestinian Media Watch.
Summer Camp for Junior Jihadis?
Tailor-made for the children of the Gaza Strip, a summer camp in Rafah tries to transform would-be warriors into tomorrow’s terrorists, according to the UK’s Mail.
“One Wall for One People”
Last year Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tasked Natan Sharansky to redesign the area of the Temple Mount so as to accommodate both traditional and liberal Jews wishing to pray at the Wailing Wall, considered by Judaism to be the last remnant of the Second Temple on Mount Moriah.
Nazi Flag Flies Over Mosque
The twisted cross of National Socialism flew for all to see over a mosque Monday in the West Bank, according to the Israel National News Service.
Hamas: Killing Jews is Worship of Allah
Although a tense ceasefire is in effect, the friction is far from over. On Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas’ official media outlet, continued its call to kill Jews and such acts were a form of worshiping Allah according to Palestinian Media Watch.
Hamas TV Airs ‘Death to Israel!’ Music Video Day After Agreeing to Ceasefire
The day after Hamas agreed to a ceasefire with Israel, the terrorist group’s TV station aired “Death to Israel!” on its station according to Palestinian Media Watch.
Live War Blog: Operation Pillar of Defense
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Church leaders urge members of Congress to reconsider US aid to Israel
Leaders of several major US Christian denominations — including Protestants, Presbyterians, Baptists, Lutherans and Methodists — have asked members of Congress to reconsider US aid to Israel in light of “widespread Israeli human rights violations.”